Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Application/function, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific context:
Health Literacy, Nutrition
Modes of administration in validation study
:
Paper and pencil
Assessment:
Self-reported
Psychometrics
Number of items:
6
Sample size in validation study:
386
Administration Time (minutes):
6 minutes
Language of validated version:
Portuguese
Main article reference
Santos, O., Stefanovska-Petkovska, M., Virgolino, A., Miranda, A. C., Costa, J., Fernandes, E., Cardoso, S., & Vaz Carneiro, A. (2021). Functional Health Literacy: Psychometric Properties of the Newest Vital Sign for Portuguese Adolescents (NVS-PTeen). Nutrients, 13(3), 790. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13030790
Corresponding author
Ovaldo Santos
Description
6-item self-assessment questionnaire assessing functional health literacy in adolescents; ice cream nutrition label used as the information stimulus
Year Measure first Published: 2021
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
No
Reliability: Test-retest correlation:
0.605
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Portugal
Content validity:
Pre-test involving three women and three men with different levels of education; linguistic and cultural adaptation performed on NVS adult. and research team assumed no differences for NVS-PTeen
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.61
Reliability notes:
3-month test-retest assignment; intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used; ICC was acceptable (0.605)
